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Francesca Ugolinilandscape architecture portfolio
Hi! I am Francesca Ugolini and I am 25 years old. I currently live in Lodi and I have a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Landscape architecture. I have always found it comfortable and enjoyable to be in contact with nature and the ground; this situation is linked to the profession of landscape architect that I am seeking.
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EDUCATION
• September 2003 - July 2008CallistoPiazzaArts High schoolinLodi,ArchitectureMichelangeloProject.
• October 2008 - March 2012UniversityofGenoa,Facultyofarchitecture,Bachelor's degree in Landscape architecture [score:110/110]
• October 2011 - October 2014UniversityofGenoa,Facultyofarchitecture,Master's degree in Landscape architecture[score:110/110withhonors]
INTERNSHIPS
• December 2010 - June 2011collaborationwithAgricultural society Arborea,Lodi.
• September 2013 - November 2013collaborationwithCristina Mazzucchelli Green Design,Milan.
PERSONAL INTERESTS
ArtItalianRedCrossMusicClassicaldanceTraveling
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born:23Settembre1989E-mail:[email protected]:+393283741283
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
LANGUAGES
Italian[native]English[professionallevel]
SOFTWARES
AdobeIllustratorAdobeLightroomAdobePhotoshopAutoCADSketchUpArchGISOfficeSuite
Curriculum Vitae
My workspace
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Projects
university projects
public contest
personal projects
Extras
-models, sketches, photographs-
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Giardino privato
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Villa Premoli
eventi bucolicipag. 32
H2O Lavagnapag. 6
Paesaggi culturali
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Trasporto Dolce Saronno
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Il Crocevia Noli, rete di paesaggi
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Recycling Garden Building
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Parco archeologico
di Siracusa
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1. H2O LavagnaRiver Park in the Entella’s Floodplain in Lavagna (GE)
Theprojectconcernsawideandheterogeneousareaofabout30ha,unitedbyacommondenominator:theEntellacreek,wichrunsthroughitforoneKm.Theprojectmaintainstheidentityoftheplacebypreservingtheagriculturaluseofthesoilandconvertingpartoftheprivatevegetablegardensintomorestructuredones,suchaspublicvegetablegardens,educationalvegetablegardensandvegetablegardensfordisabledpeople;theprojectalsovaluestheagriculturallandscapebypromotingtheproductionofqualitycropswithinthePark’slimitswithabrandwhichtypicallyidentifiestheplace,suchasCavolobroccoloLavagninoorOlivaLavagnina,andthedevelopmentofthetouristicvalueoftheareabyprovidingareasforfunrecreationalactivities,liketheChiavariandLavagnabicyclepathalongtheEntella,andtheinsertionofdocksandbirdwatchingpoints,forabetterinteractionwiththeEntella.TheplanometricdrawingoftheParkoriginatesfromahypotheticalstonewhich,fallingintothecreekwater,createssomeconcentriccirclesthatdefinepaths;theircircularityisaccentuatedbythepresenceoforangenetsusedforshakingolivesdown.
Project tyPe:Universityproject
team number:6
Duration:5months,academicyear2011-2012secondsemester
tools useD:AutoCAD,Sketchup,Photoshop,Illustrator
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2. Paesaggi culturaliRequalification of degraded areas in Certosa, Val Polcevera (GE)
TheprojectMasterplanofrequalificationandenhancementofgreenareasinCertosa(GE)isbasedontheconceptof‘mixité’,thatisthecombinationofmultiplecommercial,employment,infrastructural,residentialandenvironmentalactivities,distinguishedbyaleadingrole.Originalproposalsthereforeoriginate,concerningnewlydevelopedsocialcenters,newspacesforcreativity,inordertodealwithissuesofsocialexclusion,andforsolidaritypurchasinggroup;itispossibletoimprovethequalityoflifebyincreasingthepropertyvalueandpromotingabandonedorunderusedareasofthetown.Thestrengthoftheproposaldoesnotrelyontheindividualaspectsbutontheirsynergicdevelopment.
Project tyPe:Universityproject
team number:4
Duration:5months,academicyear2012-2013firstsemester
tools useD:AutoCAD,Sketchup,Photoshop,Illustrator
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Itisadisusedrailwayarea;theprojectmaintainsarailwaylineforfreighttransport,whiletherestoftherailwayareawillholdanurbanparkwithinnovativefeatures.SustainablehousingunitsarecreatedintheSoutheastarea,andvegetablegardensinboxesareplacedintheoverlookingarea.TherestoftherailwayareaholdstheParkwithitsmanyactivitiessuchasarailwayparkwhichwillpopularizetheevolutionofItalianrailways,andaplantnurseryspecializinginthesaleofwildspeciesorspeciestypicallygrowingbyrailways,whichareplantedinthegreenareasoftheparktoo.Thewholeareaiscrossedbypartofabicyclepath.
RAILWAY PARK
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Newgreenareasarerealized,usingtheabandonedandresidualareasinthedistrict,toimprovethequalityoflifeofRivaroloresidents;anexampleistherequalificationofPalliSquarewheretheexistingparkinglotisplacedunderground,inordertousetheroof,onwhichahanginggardenwillberealized.
PALLI SQUARE
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Itisthemostinterestingculturalpointandhistoricalcentreofthedistrict;witharequalificationplan,theinterventionconcernsboththestructure–renovatingandrestructuringtheminorcloister–andthegreenareas.Intheminorcloisteranaestheticgardenandastructuredfunrecreationalareaareplanned,thelatterreplacingthecrumblingexistingplayground;inthisareausefulelementsareinsertedfororganizingMedieval-themedgames.ThemajorcloisterisinsteadplannedasahistoricaltestimonyofthevegetablegardenoftheCarthusianMonasterythat,intheMiddleAges,wasacollectionofaromaticherbs,medicinalherbs,vegetablesandfruitspecies.
CHARTERHOUSE CLOISTERS
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3. Trasporto Dolce SaronnoProject about a Greenway in Saronno (VA)
TheprojectconcernsthewholeLombardmunicipality;startingfromtheideaofplanningagreenwayonthedisusedrailwayline,theattemptwasmadetorealizeanetworkofbicyclepathstoconnectthemostsignificantareasofSaronno.Alongthetownstreetssomebicyclepathsarecreated,whichcrosstheoldtown,theMonasteryareaandthenewgreenspaces,reachinguptotheLuraPark,northwards,andtotheGroanePark,southwards.Theprojectalsoreconsidersthegreensystemtroughttheintegration,intothenetworkofbikepaths,ofalreadyexistingandnewlycreatedgreenareas;withthehelpofexistingtree-linedavenuesandofthosewhichwillberealized,greencorridorsthatcrossthemunicipalityarecreated,connectingthepublicparks.Thegreenwaywillbedividedintotwosections:thefirstonewillbecharaterizedbyheterogeneousaccessibility,wherecyclistandpedestriansaren'tseparatedbyphysicalbarriers;thesecondsectionwillbecharacterizedbyseparatepathsdedicatedtodifferenttypesofusers.Thelogobywhichthisgreenwaywillbeidentifiedwasthendesigned,tobeaffixedoninformativeleaflets,furnitureandsignage.Ahypothesisconcerningwheretoplacethesignageinthemunicipalitywasthenoutlined.
Project tyPe:Universityproject
team number:6
Duration:5months,academicyear2012-2013firstsemester
tools useD:AutoCAD,Sketchup,Photoshop,Illustrator
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4. Il Crocevia Noli, rete di paesaggiRequalification of the landscape for sustainable tourism in Noli
TheprojectconcernstherealizationofasystemwhichimprovessustainableturisminthevillageofNoli(SV).TourismhasalmostexclusivelydevelopedalongthecoastwhileitisalmostcompletelyabsentinNoli’sbackcountry,specificallyinthehamletsofTosseandVoze,thatriskbeingdeserted.Viablealternativestoseatourismarestudiedaccordingtothecharacteristicsoftheplace;forexampleanalternativetoseatourismcouldbesportstourismwhichrequiresanimprovementoftheexistingtrailnetworkthroughitsmaintenanceandtheplacementofsignage.Thistrailcanbeusedfortrekking,cyclingorclimbing;anothersolutioncanbethedevelopmentofwineandfoodtourism,thankstoacollaborationwithlocalfarmsandasponsorshipoftheirproducts;thedevelopmentofculturaltourism,thankstothepresenceoftheAltopianodelleManiekarsticarea,whichallows,withpropersignage,tocarryoutspeleologyactivities.TheaimistofocustheattentiononthehamletofVoze,whichoverlooksthecoastalvillageofNoli,renovatingtheneverusedbuildingforfishprocessing;thisbuildingwillbeconvertedintoaninformationandequipmentrentalpoint.Fromhereitwillbepossibletovisitthewholesurroundingarea.Thisplaceis,asamatteroffact,called“Noli’sCrossroads”.
Project tyPe:Universityintensiveworkshop
team number:5
Duration:1week,academicyear2012-2013secondsemester
tools useD:AutoCAD,Sketchup,Photoshop,Illustrator
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5. Parco archeologico di SiracusaDevelopment of the system of Dionysian’s walls in Siracusa
TheprojectideaisbasedontheconnectionofnumerousarchaeologicalsitesinSyracusethroughtherealizationofalarge-scaleopenairmuseumwherethevisitexperiencebecomesaninteractiveone.Thelinksbetweenthesepointsofinterestarerepresentedbythreepaths:apedestrianpath,abicyclepathandthepaththroughtheruins.Thefirstpathconsistsofaringwhichdevelopsaroundtown,uptotheCastleofEuryalus;onthispath,structuresthatrecallthewatchtowers-oncepositionedalongthewalls-arelocated,inwhichtheinformationpanelswillbeplaced.Thebicyclepath,whichrunsalongtheDionysianwalls,willhavesomesectionsformountainbikersonly.Theinformationpanels,thatarelocatedhere,haveaQRCodewhichallowstoreceiveinformationalsoonhistoricalfigureswholivedinSyracuse.ThelastpathislinkedtothetragediesofSyracuseandtheplaceinwhichtheywerestaged.TheuseofQRCodeallowstoseeholographicclipsoftragediesonsmartphonesandtablets.
Project tyPe:Publicideascontest
team number:5
Duration:2months,2013
tools useD:AutoCAD,Sketchup,Photoshop,Illustrator
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6. Giardino privatoRealization of a private garden in Cassano d’Adda (MI)
Thisprojectconcernstheplanningandtherealizationofa40squaremetergardenonthegroundfloorofathree-floorbuilding.Thegreenarea,thatappearedwildandnotexploited,isenhancedasanareaforlunch,becauseoftheadjacencytothediningroom,forrelaxandchildren’splay.First,thelawniscreated;then,inaccordancewiththeclient’sdesireandthesmallsizeofthegarden,avegetablegardeninboxesisrealizedbyrecoveringwoodencontainersofwinebottles.Theentrancebrickwallisusedtohangpotscontainingaromaticspecies.Thegardenwillbecompletedwithashieldofbamboo,plantedonbothsidesofthegarden,insideplanters.Somefurniturewillalsobeaddedinthegarden,suchasatablewithchairs,ahammock,asofarealizedwithapalletandabirdhousethatthechildrenaskedfor.
Project tyPe:Personal
team number:individual
Duration:2months,2013
tools useD:AutoCAD,Photoshop
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7. RGB Recycling Garden Building Installation with recycled elements for the SuperElevata contest in Genova
Inthisprojecttheconceptofrecyclingismergedwiththatofgreen.Theinstallation,designedandcreatedonaplectrum,theshapebeingdecidedinaccordancewiththecompetitionrules,wasdesignedlikeaprototypeofasmallgreenspacewhichcouldcorrespondtoaterraceorasmallgardeninGenoa.Theideaistoprovidepossiblesuggestionsforthosewhowishtoplantheirsmallgreenareas.Thethemeofrecycling,thetopicofthiscompetition,isdealtwiththroughtheexclusiveuseofrecycledmaterialstocreateplanters,pots,candleholders,vegetablegardensandfurniture.Alsotheplantspeciesarewildspeciesorspeciesderivingbywasteproductsofplantnurseries.
Project tyPe:publiccontestofinstallations
team number:6
Duration:1month,2014
tools useD:AutoCAD,Photoshop
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8. Villa Premoli eventi bucolici Requalification of the Villa Premoli’s complex in Massalengo (LO)
Theprojectrecoversanddedicatestopublicusethepreciousandwideopenspacesoftheeighteenth-century“CascinaGrande”andofthenineteenth-centuryVillaPremoliComplex,currentlyabandonedandindecay,tocreateameetingandaggregationplace,anactivelaboratoryofculture,alandmarkinthecommonsearchforsocialwelfareandqualityoflife.Thecomplexcoversanareaof2.5hectares;theabandonedagriculturalholdingisrecoveredandwithinitaB&B,arestaurantandateachingfarmarecreated.VillaPremoli,renovatedandrestored,willbecometheculturalcornerstoneofthewholecomplexwithtrainingactivitiesforcompanies,temporaryexhibitionsandculturalevents,withthepossibleinclusionofthetownhistoricalarchive.Thenineteenth-centuryhistoricalgarden,whichspreadsaroundVillaPremoli,willberestored.Thegreenhousewillberecoveredforactivitiesandgardeningclasses.Thestablewillberestoredtocreateasmallridingschoolfothippotherapyactivities.
Project tyPe:Master’sdegreethesisproject
team number:individual
Duration:7months,2014
tools useD:AutoCAD,Photoshop,Sketchup,Illustrator
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1.Biolakesectionandplan
2.Renderofthearborwithclimbingroses.RenderoftheBiolake
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9. Extras To describe a project as clearly as possible, I like realizing models, making sketches and taking pictures.
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Models
1.[opposite page]RiverParkH2OLavagna
2,3.SarzanoSquare,Genoa
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Sketches
1.[opposite page]Countrysidelandscapes,Ecolineonpaper
2.Cottage,Inkonpaper
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Photographs
1.[opposite page]Boatstorage,SanFruttuoso(GE)
2.VillaPremoli’sgarden,Massalengo(LO)
3.“Tindaroscrepolato”I.Mitoraj,Boboli’sgardens,Florence
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Phone:+393283741283
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